Skidoo is an album by Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...

. It is the original soundtrack recording for the 1968 Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel...

 film Skidoo

Skidoo (film)

Skidoo is an American comedy film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Jackie Gleason and Carol Channing, written by Doran William Cannon and released by Paramount Pictures on December 19, 1968...

. Arranged and conducted by George Tipton

George Tipton

George Aliceson Tipton, also known as George Tipton is an American composer, musical arranger and conductor.Among Tipton's works are the theme songs for the TV shows Benson, It's a Living, I'm a Big Girl Now and Empty Nest, plus incidental music for numerous shows, including The Courtship of...

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Track 1, "The Cast and Crew", was used at the close of the film, and consists of Nilsson putting the entire end credits (key grip and all) to music and singing them.

Preminger gave Nilsson a cameo role in the film as a prison guard. The album's liner notes

Liner notes

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 are by famous radio disc jockey

Disc jockey

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 and voice artist Gary Owens

Gary Owens

Gary Owens is an American disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offers deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Owens is equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and is...

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Track listing

All music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson.

1. "The Cast and Crew" (vocal HN) – 3:55
2. "I Will Take You There" (vocal HN) – 2:30
3. "SKIDOO"/"Commercials" – 1:23
4. "Goodnight Mr. Banks"/"Let's get the hardware"/"Murder in the car wash" – 2:45
5. "Angie's Suite" – 4:20
6. "The Tree" – 2:49
7. "Garbage Can Ballet" (vocal HN) – 2:00
8. "Tony's Trip" – 4:19
9. "Escape:Impossible"/"Green Bay Packers March" – 3:38
10. "Man Wasn't Meant to Fly" – 2:12
11. "Escape:Possible" – 2:15
12. "SKIDOO" (vocal Carol Channing
    Carol Channing
    Carol Elaine Channing is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. She is the recipient of three Tony Awards , a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination...
    
    )/"Goodnight Mr. Banks" – 4:08